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--- using-the-cluster [2020/03/19 13:20] – [How to Connect to the Cluster] jean-baka
+++ using-the-cluster [2020/03/19 14:34] – [Cluster Organization] jean-baka
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 ==== If you are running Microsoft Windows ====
-If you are running Windows 10, you can access a simple ssh client by [[https://www.howtogeek.com/235101/10-ways-to-open-the-command-prompt-in-windows-10/|launching the "command prompt"]] and then typing in there ''ssh username@hpc.ilri.cgiar.org'', where your replace ''username'' with your own username on the HPC (as communicated by the person who created your account there).
+If you are running Windows 10, you can access a simple ssh client by [[https://www.howtogeek.com/235101/10-ways-to-open-the-command-prompt-in-windows-10/|launching the "command prompt"]] and then typing in there ''ssh username@hpc.ilri.cgiar.org'', where your replace ''username'' with your own username on the HPC (as communicated by the person who created your HPC account).
+Another option is to [[https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html|install MobaXterm]]: choose the "installer edition" unless you don't have rights to install stuff on the computer you are using, in which case you will use the "portable edition"). Once you have installed MobaXterm, you can setup a new connection by specifying the following connection parameters:
+  * host: ''hpc.ilri.cgiar.org''
+  * port: leave the default SSH port, i.e. port 22
+  * username: your username, as communicated by the person who created your HPC account.
 ===== Cluster Organization =====
 The cluster is arranged in a master/slave configuration; users log into HPC (the master) and use it as a "jumping off point" to the rest of the cluster. Here's a diagram of the topology. For each server, we mention the number of CPUs and the year it was commissioned:
-{{:hpc_topology_2019_web.png|}}
+{{tutorials:hpc_topology_2019_web.png|}}
 ==== Detailed Information ====